3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
effluvia 
1
 | (废物,弥漫的臭味) waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor |
| (社会精神特质,思潮,风气,气质) disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement |
| (使尴尬,使困窘) humiliate; shame; cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert |
| (支出,花费) payment or expense; output |
effusive
2
| (激情澎湃的) pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
| (代用的,代用品,仿造品) being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation |
| (具体化,包含,收录) give a bodily form to; represent in bodily or material form; incorporate |
| (爱慕,爱的表示) tender affection; love; act of showing affection |
elixir
3
| (包治百病,万能药) substance believed to cure all ills |
| (代用的,代用品,仿造品) being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation |
| (仿效,抗衡) be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel |
| (激情澎湃的) pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
emancipation
4
| (释放,解放) freeing someone from the control of another |
| (废物,弥漫的臭味) waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor |
| (突然看见) catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance |
| (书信的) consisting of letters; written in form of or carried on by letters |
encroachment
5
| (侵蚀) gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders |
| (改进,修订) correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve |
| (撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| (缓和,安抚) having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin |
equivocate
6
| (不规则地) irregularly; off and on |
| (撒谎,误导) lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| (期满,到期) come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die |
| (探险,勘探) investigate systematically; examine; search |
ersatz
7
| (远征,探险队) journey organized for a particular purpose |
| (解脱,放出,释放) free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved |
| (代用的,代用品,仿造品) being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation |
| (不规则地) irregularly; off and on |
espy
8
| (释放,解放) freeing someone from the control of another |
| (突然看见) catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance |
| (激怒) make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly |
| (挽歌,悲歌) poem or song expressing lamentation; mournful poem |
ethos
9
| (肤浅的,不重要的) not essential; coming from outside |
| (社会精神特质,思潮,风气,气质) disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement |
| (不规则地) irregularly; off and on |
| (激情澎湃的) pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
etymology
10
| (释放,解放) freeing someone from the control of another |
| (语源学) study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words |
| (激怒) infuriate; put into a rage; provoke to fury or madness; make furious |
| (出土,发掘) dig out of ground; remove from grave |